Sorry crowdog, I'm not letting loose on this one just yet. The plan is to tweak her with spare LX/XT parts I have lying around, dial in the fork, and the brakes and then ride her til she dies. But if you're looking for a good inexpensive hardtail, the GT Avalanche is the best there is.
You run a hard bargin, so I will give you 35$, 20ft of paracord, and a rape whistle...no more than that, it would be as high as I will go for her.